super storm sandy slammed into the coast. the storm caused the heaviest damage in parts of new york an new jersey, knocked out par to millions and caused a gas shortage that led to long lines and rationing. president obama won a second term in office. >> we remain more than a collection of red states and blue states. we are and forever will be the united states of america. >> shepard: while republicans retained control of the house and democrats kept their majority in the senate. just days after the election, a scandal hit washington. the cia director, the retired general david petraeus, resigned after admitting he had had an affair with his biographer. a man murdered 20 children and six adults at an elementary school in new town, connecticut. investigators say adam lanza killed his own mother before that shooting spree and later killed himself at the school. >> you are not alone in your grief. that our world two too has been torn apart. >> now we are looking ahead to next year. looking ahead to see what president obama can a